Sky Sports face an investigation from Ofcom after their Transfer Deadline Day coverage descended into farce.

Sky Sports News have been forced to apologise after it broadcast swearing and scenes involving a fan waving a sex toy during its coverage on Monday evening.

Reporters stationed up and down the country had to deal with reporting from outside club's training grounds in front of supporters, and had to apologise on a number of occasions for swearing.

Farcical scenes were broadcast, including a fan waving a sex toy in the ear of reporter Alan Irwin - who remarkably kept his calm - while TV comic Simon Brodkin turned up at QPR as character Jason Bent, claiming he'd signed for the west London club to “play in the Premiership this season and in the Championship next season."

Another fan also ran through the middle of a reporter at West Ham, to shout obscenities into the camera, while Crystal Palace fans mounted a protest involving fireworks.

Guardian Media reports that Ofcom received eight viewer complaints, while the channel, which broadcast more than 270 live reports in 24 hours, has not had any direct complaints.